Circling Back


Amanda Young - 2015
    Twenty years later, she has a career she enjoys and a solid relationship with the child she placed for open adoption. When that child goes in search of her birth father and calls for assistance, Stella is forced to return to her hometown and face the men who broke her heart, one of whom fathered her child.Gavin and Holden raised a lot of hell as teenagers. They broke the law, broke their mothers’ hearts, and almost broke each other before they finally got their act together. Through all the ups and downs, they stuck by each other and managed to build a happy life together. The one thing they couldn’t do was forget the woman they’d loved and lost.Forced to face the past and each other after so many years is no small feat. The trio does their best to make amends and put the past behind them while forging new bonds. Old feelings are rekindled and new emotions emerge from the ashes of their youthful indiscretions. Something remarkable could be on the horizon if they’re strong enough to navigate the pitfalls of a triad relationship and stand strong against the outside forces conspiring to bring them to their knees.

Summer's Road


Kelly Moran - 2011
    I'm in love with her. She breaks my heart over and over, day after day, but I love her. We grew up next door to one another. She's kind and beautifully broken, and she has no idea how I feel. Because of her depression, and since she never showed any signs she felt the same, I've kept silent. Tormented. Wanting her. Becoming the playboy everyone views. I'm her rock. She needs me. I fear she's keeping secrets from me, too. Then a passionate moment between us changes everything, gives me hope. Yet the guy she's been dating wants to take their relationship to the next level. If I don't make a move soon, I could lose her. But telling her the truth could rip us apart forever.Top Review Pick from Night Owl Reviews & The Romance Reviews!*A stand-alone novel with a HEA*"With a tortured heroine and headstrong hero, Moran crafts a story about making the difficult choices in the search for love." ~NY TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Caridad Pineiro

Alpha Fever


Gina KincadeTara Crescent - 2016
    F. KriegerDream Job by Abby HayesHeal Me by A.C. NixonHade's Playground by Isis PierceCowboy Boots & Handcuffs by Gina Kincade & Kiki HowellShimmers in the Dark by Bethany ShawClub Stratosphere: Lexa and Tom by Danielle GavanUntil We Meet Again by Paige MatthewsAlways You by Tierney O'MalleyFake It Til You Mate It by Jacqueline SweetSwitching Up by Angelica DawsonWatch the Skies by Tanith DavenportSinister Outlaw by Dawn White

Chubby Chaser


Sam Crescent - 2017
    He knew then that she was the love of his life. Cole was always looking out for Elena, and with his obsession came the name that he was teased with, “Chubby Chaser”. It seems like everything is fighting against him, but when Elena loses her job at the library, Cole sees his chance to hire her—and finally make her his. Cole was the popular guy in school, and now he’s the real handyman who owns the local DIY story. Elena is accident prone, but at least she gets to have sneak peeks at her hot boss. Elena doesn’t expect Cole to ask her out on a date, but when he does, that date goes from bad, to worse, to the best pleasure she’s ever known. Finding out that Cole was called a chubby chaser is hard for Elena, and all her old insecurities come back. But now that Cole has her, he’s not letting go. He just has to show her he means it. #BBW #HEA

The Infinite Something


Christine Michelle - 2018
    The lying, cheating, scheming piece of crap bassist for my brother’s band destroyed my faith in men. Funny how another musician saved me from humiliation, became my best friend during my internship with his band’s tour, and ended up winning my heart despite the fact that I had sworn to never go there again. ​Too bad things couldn’t stay so simple. One jealous ex-girlfriend, one crazy infatuation later, and I became public enemy number one. Then I waited to see if he would remain my savior, or prove that I was right the first time around… You can’t trust a rocker. Why the hell had I done so twice? He was the reason for the second chance, and my reason for everything that followed. *Note: The Infinite Something is over 100k words, a stand alone book (future books in the series involve other people) and is intended for adult readers due to strong language, sexual situations, and some violence.

Blind Kiss


Renee Carlino - 2018
    Fourteen years ago, this shop was her childhood dance studio... Now she’s a suburban housewife, dreading the moment her son departs for MIT, leaving her with an impeccably decorated McMansion and a failing marriage. She had her chance at wild, stars-in-her-eyes happiness, but that was a lifetime ago. After The Kiss. Before The Decision.The Kiss was soulful. Magical. Earth-shattering, And it was all for a free gift card. Asked to participate in a psych study that posed the question, “Can you have sexual chemistry without knowing what the other person looks like?” Penny agreed to be blindfolded, make polite conversation with a total stranger, and kiss him. She never expected The Kiss to change her life forever and introduce her to Gavin: tattooed, gorgeous, and spontaneous enough to ask her out seconds after the blindfolds came off.For a year, they danced between friendship and romance—until Penny made The Decision that forced them to settle for friendship. Now, fourteen years later, both of their lives are about to radically change—and it’s his turn to decide what will become of their once-in-a-lifetime connection."

Before I Knew


Jamie Beck - 2017
    In this first Cabot novel, a legacy of secrets tests old friends seeking a second chance at life and love. On the second anniversary of her husband’s suicide, Colby Cabot-Baxter is ready to let go of her grief and the mistakes made during her turbulent marriage. Her fresh start comes in the form of A CertainTea, the restaurant she’s set to open along Lake Sandy, Oregon, with help from her family. But when her executive chef quits just weeks before the grand opening, Colby is pressured to hire old family friend Alec Morgan. His award-winning reputation could generate buzz, but their friendship has withered since her husband’s reckless dare cost Alec’s brother his life.Distracted by guilty secrets concerning the tragedy that changed his and Colby’s lives, Alec self-destructed and lost his famed restaurant. With his career in tatters, he’s determined to use this opportunity to redeem his reputation and to help the woman he’s loved from afar find happiness again.But secrets have a way of coming out. When Alec’s do, they might destroy the new life he and Colby have rebuilt together.

The Upside of Being Let Down


London Casey - 2014
    Every guy that has showed interest only wanted to get closer to her sister. After being kicked out of college, and subsequently out of her apartment, AJ heads to the strip club for some sisterly advice. Instead, she lands in the apartment of a cute stranger who seems way too eager to help. Bryan is a regular guy looking for the simplicity in life. A strip club is definitely not his idea of simplicity, but he is pleasantly surprised at who he finds not prancing around on stage. In the middle of a strip club his eyes are glued to a woman that is fully dressed and thus begins a rollercoaster romance that he never saw coming. When a risky dare is set in motion, an earth shattering truth is unraveled and AJ no longer knows who she can trust. Can Bryan prove that he loves AJ and help save her bond with her sister before it's too late?

Desired by the Pack Bundle: Parts One, Two and Three


Emma Storm - 2014
    ~*~This 60,000-word bundle includes parts one, two, and three of the ongoing serial novel DESIRED BY THE PACK, a paranormal romance that follows the complex relationship between January Cabot and the Peace River Guardians werewolf pack. Please note: love scenes are fully realized and at times include explicit language. Some love scenes in the series also feature multiple partners in their human and wolf forms. Intended for readers 18+. Additional note: this story is ongoing, and continues beyond part three.~*~ PART ONE Full-figured nurse January Cabot wants the same things many other women want, but she’s stuck between two worlds, too human to mate into a werewolf pack, but too werewolf to marry a human man. Life is an endless, grueling cycle of 12-hour shifts and 72-hour bouts of Heat, the sexual frenzy that afflicts werewolf females once every month. Predictable, unchanging, soul-crushing... until alpha werewolf Thomas Becker prowls into her life and brings the Peace River Guardians pack with him.PART TWOIt's been nearly three weeks since January Cabot came face to face with alpha werewolf Beck and the Peace River Guardians alpha pack. While she counts down the days until she can take a home pregnancy test, unsure whether she hopes for a negative or a positive, Beck and the Guardians watch January closely, looking for evidence that she might be the dangerous target of their hunt. When January makes plans to flee the reach of the pack, the Guardians make their play to grab her for their own. PART THREEUnable to continue denying her nature and resisting the pull of the Peace River Guardians, January Cabot finds herself growing more and more distant from her life among humans. While she is discovering a home and conquering her shortcomings with her werewolves, the friend she left behind tumbles down a dangerous path that might lead him to his death.

Adjournment


Emersyn Vallis - 2014
    I knew I was walking away from life as I knew it and the plans that we had made. We…us…him and I… It’s funny to think of him in a different light…or life. That’s what it feels like, a lifetime ago. But I’m a different person now. I have rules and goals. And if it wasn’t for my parents' vow renewal I would have successfully evaded him for the rest of my life. This is not by choice, I can tell you that. I just need to focus and remember the key to this weekend is avoidance…and alcohol. But if anyone can pull that off it’s me, Sidney Chandler, queen of avoiding anything that will make me feel. It’s just one weekend, right? One very long weekend with my family…friends…my sisters and me…together, and our nemeses, the McAllister triplets. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. They say you never forget your first love, now just imagine how hard it is to forget your only. This is going to suck.

Life's Second Chances


Anne Stone - 2016
    A last minute interview lands her a new teaching job just days before the school year is about to begin. It turns out to be the best thing that could have happened when she realizes that her best friend from college, Gabriella Alvarez, is also a member of the teaching staff. Gabriella’s brother, Alejandro, relocates to his hometown after having lived away from family and friends since he left for college to become a renowned transplant surgeon. He’s settling into a new job, reacquainting himself with family and friends, and is learning to deal ever-so-slowly with the personal loss that forever changed his life. When Angelina’s sister experiences a health crisis, Alejandro is there to support her and her family. And when Angelina herself experiences a personal tragedy, Alejandro is the only one to guide her through it. As love stares down at them, can Angelina help Alejandro take that second chance on love and marriage?

Theirs


Jenika Snow - 2010
    They were her protectors, the three most important people in her life. With Christian being the strong silent type, Riley being the brains and having compassion, and Tallin being the all-around bad boy, they all gave her something in their friendship that the others didn’t. But then she moved away to start her life, and it was the hardest thing she’d ever done. When an unexpected tragedy brings Lilly back to the small town of Burkett, she turns to the man she loves the most. What she doesn’t expect is for her feelings to change to something more carnal and consuming. Crossing the line with Riley and Tallin seems wrong, but she can’t help herself, and it seems they can’t either. She must decide if she’ll stay in Burkett and be with Riley and Tallin, or if running from them and her feelings is what she can handle. Riley and Tallin have made it known they want her as theirs in all ways, but can she give herself to both men? This is a previously published work. It has been expanded and edited for Evernight Publishing.

Never Wanted More


Stacey Lewis - 2014
    He’s bound and determined to break them down. On the outside, Peyton Williams has the perfect life: influential parents, successful siblings, and wealth at her fingertips. But to Peyton, there is more to life that what you have and who you know. College is her ticket out—her ticket to find her own path, her own life. Intelligence and talent are Wyatt Parker’s tickets out the scrutiny of his family-life and upbringing. Determined to break out of the stereotypes that suffocate him, Wyatt takes academics and sports seriously. But when he starts tutoring the gorgeous, but aloof, Peyton, he sees that there’s more to her than he realized. Can Wyatt teach her that money can’t buy happiness? Will he learn that things aren’t always as they seem?

The Bachelor Auction


Rachel Van Dyken - 2016
    Sure, she had a rough start, but didn't she eventually land a prince and a happily-ever-after? Meanwhile, Jane is busy waiting on her demanding, entitled sisters, running her cleaning business, and . . . yep, not a prince in sight. Until a party and a broken shoe incident leave Jane wondering if princes---or at least, a certain deliciously hunky billionaire---maybe do exist.Except Brock Wellington isn't anyone's dream guy. Hell, a prince would never agree to be auctioned off in marriage to the highest bidder. Or act like an arrogant jerk---even if it was just a façade. Now, as Brock is waiting for the auction chopping block, he figures it's karmic retribution that he's tempted by a sexy, sassy woman he can't have. But while they can't have a fairy-tale ending, maybe they can indulge in a little bit of fantasy . .

Song of the Fireflies


J.A. Redmerski - 2014
    Redmerski brings us a stunning and heart-wrenching new novel about a couple who find each other in their darkest moment. Since they were kids, Elias Kline and Brayelle Bates have been inseparable. When Bray moves to South Carolina, separating the two for the first time, they both at last realize that their innocent childhood friendship has developed into something much more. So when Bray finally returns to Georgia—and to Elias—things between them couldn’t be more perfect…until one fateful night changes everything. Desperate not to go to prison for a terrible accident, Elias and Bray decide to run. As they try to make the most of their freedom, the two find themselves relying on a rebellious group of people who tempt the duo into a wild and daring new life. But they can’t run from their troubles forever.As the consequences of their past catch up to them, the couple must finally face reality. Even if they can make it through the unimaginable, Elias knows the truth about Bray’s painful history, and in the end he may not be able to save Bray from herself…New Adult Contemporary Romance - Standalone Novel